Day Trip in Dubai [part 2]

Entry kali ini sambungan dari Dubai Day Trip [part 1]. So lepas tido dan freshen up, kami btol bertolak ke padang pasir di Dubai. At 3.30pm sharp, representative dari FunToursDubai pon datang to pick us at the hotel lobby. Agak lama jugak lah perjalanan nak ke desert ni, dalam satu jam sengah camtu gak lah..dan sepanjang perjalanan tu disajikan permandangan padang pasir yang macam takde penghujungnya hehee..

mula-mula diorang ni drop us kat satu desert safari ini and kasi kitaorang round2 dalam sejam kat sini. Tapi semua kene bayar sendiri lah, boleh main ATV, and camel riding gak kat sini. Ade jugak convenient store tuk beli air dan makanan ringan.

Then, we went to the another desert safari, this one was much more interesting lah sebab dia located kat dalam ceruk padang pasir. So mase mula2 nak masuk tu ade gak lah sikit dune bashing sebab jalan nak ke dalam padang pasir memang mencabar sikit (kalau ade anak kecik, sila pastikan diaorang pakai seatbelt or hold them tight), pakai 4x4 je boleh pas, and I was told that only emirati yang ade license je boleh drive people ke dalam desert, bukan boleh suka2 gais.

so inilah dia desert safari, lepas ditunjukkan tempat duduk kami, kami diberi roti inti sayur dan air. tempat duduk tu ade meja panjang and duduk bersila atas cushion, and kat tengah2 tu ade ring besar untuk persembahan belly dancing. kat dalam kawasan desert safari ini boleh free buat henna painting, hisap sisha, camel riding dan boleh ambil air berapa banyak pon, but alcohol, naik ATV, ambil gambar dengan falcon kene bayarlah.

Ayden acah2 camel riding, bile camel buat bunyik terus takot minta turun 😂😂

bukan Ayden je takot, mummy pon takot gakkk kakakkakaa

pastu orang ini tiba2 datang kat aku, letak burung atas kepala, sabo jelah, nasib anak aku memang minat burung..kena lah bayar dalam 15dirham.


then kami semua bebas buat activiti sampai bosan sementara nak tunggu belly dancing starts and dinner siap.

Akhirnya start jugak belly dancing ni, mula2 tu ingat tarian hambar je, tapi makin lame makin menarik jugak tarian dia, seksi pon boleh tahan 😂😂😂

dalam tengah2 dancing tu, akhirnya diorang pon annouce dah boleh ambil food, so semua orang pon beratur ambil food. macam2 jenis makanan ade, tapi yang specialnya mestilah nak try kebab dan makanan arab kan..dinner and semua service ini dah lengkap dalam tour ini, agak berbaloi2 gak lah.. (credit pic from FunToursDubai)

then Ayden pon dah start cranky sebab baju dia dah xselesa dan mengantuk, we asked them to hantar kitaorang balik hotel je. Kami pon memang dah xlarat gile sebab kepenatan xcukup tido dan we need to rest untuk bangun awal pagi for flight ke London pulak esoknya..

The only pic of me & hubsy with Burj Khalifa 

Till we meet again Dubai 💙 

So, lepasni bersambung cerita pasal trip ke London pulak ye..stay tuned.. ❤️

Day Trip In Dubai [part 1]

Assalamualaikum and happy new year everyone!


seperti yang dijanjikan, for this entry I'll share about my experience mase kat Dubai last november. Alkisahnya, masa tengah search for the best & affordable flight tickets, aku tengok Emirates ni offer paling good deal. So i propose kat my hubby nak naik Emirates Airlines and he immediately agreed, siap suruh stay kat Dubai lagi. And the best part is, if we stay or just stay for transit, the price is still the same. So ape lagi, we decided to stay one night kat Dubai (not enough gais! please stay longer!) and plan for day trip sightseeing kat Dubai. Since we doesn't have much time kat Dubai, aku pon study pasal company2 yang buat day trip sightseeing old and new Dubai dengan desert safari sekali to make our life so much easier. Unfortunately, most companies semua tawarkan desert safari with dune bashing (its thrilling and interesting, but considering Ayden's comfort and safety, I'd rather not take any chances), kalau ada pon yang takde dune bashing biasenya for private tour which is too pricey for us. Search punya search, then I found this FuntoursDubai, and luckily for us, they're on promotion for 2tour in one day for just 200dirham/person! Just what I need! Trus immediately booked the tours! They provide us day tour in the morning, and desert safari tour in the afternoon. So enough talking, let the picture do the talking..

Ayden first time long-haul flight, before ni paling jauh pon flight JHB-PEN je hehehee

stroller ni kami sewa from riffkids.co, highly recommended sebab sangat best nak bawa untuk travel purpose, easy to fold & carry, boleh masuk dalam cabin lagi, sangat membantu untuk kami yg banyak luggage nak handle.

Dubai kami datangggg 💃🏻💃🏻

we stayed at City Premiere Hotel Apartment kat Sheikh Zayed Road, just a few minutes walk to Burj Khalifa (which we didn't have time to go since our itinerary was too packed sobsobsob, next time baby, next time!) (credit picture from Agoda.com cause I forgot to take my own picture gagagaga)

we got an early check in, and upgraded to a bigger room for free! thus, I totally recommend this hotel 👍👍(credit picture from Agoda.com)

so after freshened up and had our breakfast at the hotel at 9am, the representative from funtoursDubai came to pick us up kat hotel, and we're ready to rock!

their representatives (forgot their names 😂😂, one is philipino, and the driver is Pakistani) was very nice and informative. They told us about the new and old parts of Dubai in the SUV.

first stop is at the Dubai Creek, I thought we could go for canal ride, but time is ticking, so just picture jelah sempat.

next, they brought us to Dubai museum, very good place to learn about the history of Dubai and Persian people.

then we went to the Gold Souk where lots of jewellery stores and souvenirs store kat situ. Diaorang jual emas rilek2 je tepi jalan gais! and they told us, the gold here is authentic cause severe punishment kalau ade org yang jual fake jewellery.

then kami dibawa ke Spice Souk, where you can find mediterranean spices, dates and nuts.

lepas tu, terus pegi jalan2 ke new parts of Dubai. We stop by at this famous mosque called Al-Rahim Mosque

not in a prayer time, so just picture for kenangan jelah

is at Jumeriah Beach

Burj Al Arab, the 7 star hotel!

The Atlantis hotel

and back to our hotel, by then we are so tired cause dapat sleep dalam flight je and we were so jet lag. so xlarat nak lunch pon, trus tido je sebab petang nak pegi desert safari lak.


bersambung part 2 untuk desert safari tour.

Goodbye 2017, Welcome 2018

Assalamualaikum readers, 

Sedar-sedar dah nak masuk tahun 2018 dah beberapa hari lagi, so untuk opening blog aku ni, aku nak cerita sket highlights untuk tahun 2017, dan my hopes and azam tuk tahun 2018. 

so my 2017 starts mase aku travel ngan family aku ke Seoul, Korea Selatan. Aku dah bertolak 31 December 2016 lagi sebab saje nak experience new year eve kat negara orang. Kitaorg semua travel berlima (sepatutnya adik aku akmal ikut, tapi dia ade exam lak, so burn lah tiket dia) dalam 6 hari 5 malam. So ini antara highlights trip ke Seoul new year 2017, aku akan elaborate more kat separate entry pasal Seoul ini, inshaAllah. 

kat pulau nami with my hubby, along, mak dan ayah 

test hanbok ngan along! bucketlist ✔!

playing with snow 

fefeeling winter sonata sattt.. #siscuba #jangankecamsis

lepas balik Seoul, kami ade mengadakan majlis doa selamat dan makan sempena pembukaan warehouse untuk Syah Autoparts. Syah Autoparts menjual barang-barang kereta terpakai dari Japan, so siapa-siapa ade nak cari JDM car parts, leh la usha2 fb kat link Syah Autoparts Kempas Utama dan Syah Autoparts Pulai Jaya,  66 Autoparts pon leh usha sekali 😊

next, setelah hampir 6tahun bertungkus lumus, I've put my sweat, blood, money dan tears into my studies, akhirnya bulan may 2017, I've managed to submit my hard cover thesis Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering at Uitm Shah Alam. Alhamdulillah, berjaya jugak habiskan belajar 😂😂 and pada bulan october 2017, I had my graduation day 👨‍🎓 It was such memorable day for me cause I have so many people to thank for during my PhD days especially my parents, my husband, my family and family in law, my supervisors, uitm staff dan my friends..thank you all, couldn't have done this without you gais!

the day I submitted my hard cover thesis =)

my family 💗

my co-supervisor, Dr Syed Shatir (my main supervisor was Prof Assadullah who already back to the USA for good)

next in november, we had our family holiday at Dubai, London and Paris. Trip ini memang husband aku dah janji nak bawak sebab since ada Ayden, husband aku dah tak bagi ikut dia pergi outstation atas alasan kesian anak dia nanti susah nak cari makan and Ayden is still a baby. So to made up for his absences dan show his gratitude towards me for being such a good wife and mommy to Ayden (angkat bakul sendiri hehehehe), he told me to plan this holiday just for holiday purpose and nothing else. We had so much fun for 11 days of travelling, learn so much too as it was our first time travelling far with Ayden and it was not easy to travel with kids. But it was probably the best decision we had made since we get to spend quality time together and just bonding and I wouldn't have that any other way. So, here's a bit of our holiday highlighst, I'll elaborate in detail in the next entry inshaAllah..

us in Dubai museum..Dubai sun so terik

in front of Atlantis Hotel 

camel riding with Ayden at Dessert Safari Dubai

chilling sambil bagi bird makan kat Hyde Park London

Ayden and Daddy dalam Big Bus....my everything 💖

Autumn baby 

mandatory picture with Eiffel tower

big ben

muse Du lurve

Ade banyak lagi best memories of 2017 yang lain, but yang kat atas ni yang highlight lah untuk tahun ni. Alhamdulillah for everything that Allah bless me with in 2017. Untuk tahun 2018, I hope that I'll secure a job, dapat berbakti pada my family, practice healthy lifestyle (no more eating late at night plis Ada huhuhu), think more positive, be more productive as in blog more positive and memorable things. Semoga tahun 2018, Allah permudahkan segala urusan dan impian kami..Aminnn.

p/s: I starts to blog purely because I want to be more productive with my time instead of just dwell with negative thought and procrastinate (apparently, its good for my sanity =')) . I also hope and will make sure my sharing will be informative and useful for others to get inspiration. Cause cara kita mungkin tak sama, tapi kita boleh ambil pengajaran dan info untuk dipractice dimasa akan datang. Till next post.